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Please be vigilant and do not respond to individuals or entities impersonating Version 1 employees or domains who request sensitive information and fees during the recruitment process.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Please be assured:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Version 1 never requests fees at any stage of our recruitment process or for the opportunity to work at Version 1<\/li>\n<li>All legitimate communication from Version 1 will come from email addresses ending in version1.com. Should fraudulent addresses pose as this, please bear in mind that they could be such and remember that no sensitive information or payment of any kind is requested if this comes from a legitimate source<\/li>\n<li>We will never ask for sensitive personal information such as bank details or credit card information during the recruitment process<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If you receive a suspicious job offer claiming to be from Version 1 and requesting any form of payment, do not engage. Report the incident immediately through our official website contact form.<\/p>\n<p>We are actively investigating this matter, have notified the relevant authorities, and are taking steps to protect our brand and the wider professional community. 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